Jessicah Peters/The Sun TodayJameson's Charhouse is located at the Hidden Cypress Golf Club where LuLu's soft served yogurt is also available.

Jessicah Peters/The Sun TodayJameson's Charhouse is a chicago-based steakhouse which opened its Sun City location last month.

Jameson’s Charhouse continues to receive a warm welcome from Sun City a little more than a month after opening.

General manager John Kelm said the restaurant serves about 100 people for lunch and 300 during dinner hours, but hopes to draw more Lowcountry residents.

“We’ve been very well-received in the community and our catering is starting to pick up for neighborhood picnics and events,” Kelm said. “We’re open to the public but a lot of people don’t know that. Bluffton residents just have to stop at the main gate, say they’re coming to eat here and they’ll be given a pass with directions to our restaurant.”

For Sun City residents, the restaurant offers easy access to a wide variety of menu items.

Gail Feeley has worked in the community’s various restaurants for eight years. She joined Jameson’s after the British Open Pub at the Okatie Creek Golf Club closed.

“Jameson’s is very classy and we’ve received comments on how wonderful not only the food is, but also the service,” Feeley said.

Since locally-owned British Open Pub agreed to sign over the remaining lease for the Sun City restaurant to Jameson’s, residents could soon have another dining option.

Kelm said those plans are underway.

“I know what I would like to do with the building, but it is all a process and we’re not ready to reveal those plans even though there is a lot of anticipation from the residents,” Kelm said.

While residents will have to wait for another community restaurant, Kelm said Jameson’s offers plenty of options. The menuhas steaks, salads, pasta, burgers and more. A frozen yogurt bar is also available as one of the dessert options.

To enhance the interior of the restaurant, Kelm said the Hidden Cypress golf club building was renovated to have more open space. The bar is separated from the dining area by a glass cabinet shelved with an array of wine bottles.

Members of the Sun City Photography Club donated artwork to the restaurant. Kelm decided to partner with the club to incorporate the Lowcountry scenes.

“We will change the artwork every six months and host an art gallery with wine and cheese for the members to showcase their photography,” Kelm said.

Club president Richard De Asla said it was a great opportunity for the club and is excited for Kelm’s future plans to coordinate with the club.

The Sun City restaurant marks the first time that the Illinois-based premier steakhouse opened its doors in the southeastern United States. Jameson’s Charhouse operates seven restaurants in the Chicago suburbs.